Current:Home > ContactRumer Willis reveals daughter Louetta's name 'was a typo': 'Divine intervention' -WealthSphere Pro
Rumer Willis reveals daughter Louetta's name 'was a typo': 'Divine intervention'
Charles Langston View
Date:2025-04-11 06:48:23
Rumer Willis' baby girl's name was the result of "divine intervention."
The 35-year-old actress, who is daughter to Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, and her partner Derek Richard Thomas welcomed a daughter named Louetta Isley Thomas Willis on April 18 at home, she shared on her Instagram in April.
Originally, Willis and Thomas, "were thinking about the name Loretta," she told People magazine Tuesday.
Louetta "was a typo," the "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" star explained. "Her dad and I were texting, and he left the 'R' out of Loretta, and it was just Louetta."
Willis quickly fell in love with the new moniker. "I feel like it was one of those kind of divine intervention universe moments, and we figured it out actually quite early in my pregnancy," she said.
Despite the new parents locking in their child's name early, Willis said she began to worry whether or not it would fit her child.
'I popped it':New mom Rumer Willis reveals she broke her own water giving birth
"What was scary was, I love this name, but oh man, is it going to be her name? Is it the right name? What if she comes out and doesn't look like this?" she recalled. "I fell in love with the name so much, so early on, that I was then worried that it wouldn't work. But then she came out, and I mean, to me, at least right now, I was going to name her Lou, whether she was a boy or a girl."
Willis and Thomas eventually became confident in the choice because of the "versatility," she shared. "If she doesn't feel like a Louetta, she can go by Lou, she can go by Etta. She can go change it up throughout her life. Whatever she wants."
The couple announced they were expecting a child together in an Instagram post last December, sharing a series of black-and-white photos that confirmed her pregnancy. Several selfies put the baby bump on display, including snaps of Thomas kissing Willis’ belly.
Rumer Willis announces birth of daughterwith Derek Richard Thomas: 'You are pure magic'
Contributing: Morgan Hines
veryGood! (192)
Related
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- Donald Trump suggests ‘one rough hour’ of policing will end theft
- Aurora and Sophia Culpo Detail Bond With Brother-in-Law Christian McCaffrey
- Biden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border
- Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management
- Water samples tested after Maine firefighting foam spill, below guidelines for dangerous chemicals
- Inside Frances Bean Cobain's Unique Private World With Riley Hawk
- Judge in Alaska sets aside critical habitat designation for threatened bearded, ringed seals
- The Super Bowl could end in a 'three
- Arkansas sues YouTube over claims that the site is fueling a mental health crisis
Ranking
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Hi Hi!
- Murder in a Small Town’s Rossif Sutherland and Kristin Kreuk Detail “Thrilling” New Series
- RHONY's Brynn Whitfield Addresses Costar Rebecca Minkoff's Scientology Past
- Helene death toll climbs to 90 | The Excerpt
- Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor
- ACLU lawsuit challenges New Hampshire’s voter proof-of-citizenship law
- Rebel Wilson and Ramona Agruma marry in Italy
- Pete Rose dies at 83: Social media mourns MLB, Reds legend
Recommendation
Jamie Foxx reps say actor was hit in face by a glass at birthday dinner, needed stitches
RHONY's Brynn Whitfield Addresses Costar Rebecca Minkoff's Scientology Past
NHTSA: Cruise to pay $1.5M penalty after failing to fully report crash involving pedestrian
Did 'SNL' mock Chappell Roan for harassment concerns? Controversial sketch sparks debate
Could your smelly farts help science?
NFL Week 4 winners, losers: Steelers, Eagles pay for stumbles
Native Americans in Montana ask court for more in-person voting sites
As communities grapple with needle waste, advocates say limiting syringe programs is not the answer